Overview
- Proceedings began Friday at the Centro de Estudios Judiciales in Resistencia before a popular jury tasked with deciding guilt.
- Prosecutor Martín Bogado opened by asserting that Cecilia was killed and burned and said the defendants believed their influence would shield them.
- Bogado outlined an alleged plan to murder Cecilia and make her disappear, assigning roles to César Sena, his parents, and four accused accomplices.
- Defense teams challenged the absence of a body, autopsy, or direct physical evidence, as Marcela Acuña’s lawyer admitted concealment but denied her role in the killing.
- Cecilia’s mother, Gloria Romero, testified and will continue Monday, and four others — Gustavo Melgarejo, Gustavo Obregón, Griselda Reinoso, and Fabiana González — face aggravated cover-up charges.